A high-end editorial prompt that uses a reference image to preserve pose and composition while adding dramatic emerald neon lighting and a specific facial identity.
Prompt
Create an ultra-realistic premium editorial portrait using the reference image as the exact base for pose, framing, camera angle, posture, styling, and composition while replacing only the identity with the uploaded face. Preserve the exact 4:5 vertical crop, medium-close framing, low-angle upward perspective, centered composition, lifted chin, squared shoulders, dominant relaxed posture, and serious cinematic expression. The subject faces forward with the head slightly tilted back, wearing round black sunglasses that hide the eyes.
Use the uploaded photo as the only facial identity source. Preserve exact facial anatomy, skin tone, jawline, cheekbones, nose shape, lips, eyebrow structure, hairline, beard pattern, and unique personal details. Blend naturally into the original pose and lighting with anatomically correct proportions and realistic structure. No beautification, facial reshaping, plastic skin, or AI-style reinterpretation. Preserve visible pores, subtle imperfections, realistic under-eye texture, natural oil sheen, authentic facial hair, and realistic hair strands.
Preserve the outfit exactly: {argument name="jacket material" default="black textured jacket with realistic woven fabric"}, dark collar, visible zipper line, black crew-neck shirt, thin metallic chain necklace, small metallic earring if suitable, and {argument name="eyewear style" default="round black sunglasses with thin metal rims"}. Maintain the same luxury urban fashion aesthetic and strong masculine editorial presence. Fabric must show realistic folds, texture, dust particles, and rich black depth.
Replace the original lighting with {argument name="neon light color" default="dramatic emerald-green neon lighting"}. Place a bright vertical green light tube directly behind the subject’s head, perfectly centered, creating a glowing halo around the hair and upper head. Background remains dark, smoky, atmospheric, and cinematic with green haze particles and volumetric fog. Use strong green rim lighting wrapping around the face, beard, ears, shoulders, and jacket collar, with subtle blue-green fill light for depth. Neon glow must feel physically real with bloom, haze diffusion, realistic falloff, and natural reflections on sunglasses and jewelry.
Lighting style: cinematic low-key editorial lighting, strong backlight, deep blacks, refined highlight roll-off, natural HDR, dramatic contrast, and subtle micro contrast. The face remains partially shadowed with sculpted cheekbones and realistic interaction between neon light and skin tone. Sunglasses reflect subtle green highlights while remaining dark and opaque.
Shot with a premium medium-format photography aesthetic resembling Hasselblad X2D 100C or Fujifilm GFX 100 II, 80mm portrait lens equivalent, f/2.0–f/2.8 aperture, shallow refined depth of field, crisp focus on the face and sunglasses, softer atmospheric background haze, realistic optical rendering, cinematic sharpness, and sophisticated commercial color grading.
The final image must look like a real high-end professional photoshoot, not
